I bet this happens, as the clamour for a huge fight for AS is growing, and Evans comes closer to being that than any of the mw contenders - Belfort, Bisping, Munoz, etc.

What sort of chance do you give a 185lbs Evans against the Spider?

Is Evans a better wrestler than Sonnen do you think?

Firstly Rashad has never made 185 so already there's a question mark (even though his body fat percentage come fight night would say he's actually a MW) , secondly Rashad is chinny , and Silva would find his chin , no doubt

As pure wrestling credentials go Sonnen is actually the better wrestler , and stylistically he's better matched to Silva than Evans because he has an awkward pressuring style which is difficult to read , unlike Rashad who is basically a counter puncher / grappler , who is technical in his application where as Sonnen is more the buldozering type

But ................... Evans is an all round better fighter than Sonnen , however using the Pacquiao Marquez Nacho Beristain theory of (Pacquiao is now more a technical fighter than before , therefore he will be easier for us to hit) i don't see Evans having the success against Silva Sonnen has (thats of course during the PED's issue ??) , just because Evans is a wrestler doesn't give him a free pass against Silva , IMHO Silva will do as he pleases against Evans

I have no interest in watching Rashad absolutely melt again. He had the wrestling and punch power to do something with Jones but when a guy is scared to be finished then at this level they can often fight to survive the distance and take the L.

I have interest in it but only if 1 Rashad can make the weight and 2 he EARNS the shot. Middleweight might be dominated but its still deep and there are guys who would be more deserving of a shot. Munoz-Weidman winner, Bisping, Stann, Lombard-Boetsch winner, Belcher and maybe 1 or 2 other fighters.